Safety Professional

Harder Mechanical Contractors, Inc.; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 75,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

100% coverage of employee medical, dental, and vision premiums

10% retirement contribution by the company

Company match up to 2% of salary

Discretionary annual bonus

Generous paid vacation and holidays

Professional development opportunities

Job summary

Harder Mechanical Contractors, recognized for their commitment to safety and quality projects, is hiring a Project Safety Professional in Phoenix. This role involves ensuring compliance with safety standards, conducting training, and fostering a safe work environment within the construction sector. Ideal candidates will possess relevant certifications and a passion for safety.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in safety.
• 2+ years as a safety instructor.
• Extensive knowledge of OSHA laws.

Responsibilities

• Ensure application of safety regulations at job sites.
• Conduct regular safety inspections and training.
• Investigate incidents and prepare reports.

Skills

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Outlook

Microsoft PowerPoint

Fall protection systems

Electrical safety

Accident investigation

Education

OSHA 30-hour certification

OSHA 10-hour certification

OSHA 500 certification

OSHA 510 certification

First Aid / CPR / AED certification

Job description

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Harder Mechanical is one of the nation’s largest mechanical contractors with an outstanding reputation for working safely, meeting tough schedules, and delivering quality projects. Based in Portland Oregon, we work primarily in the 11-western states with regional offices in Reno, NV; Phoenix, AZ; Richmond, CA; Salt Lake City, UT; Austin, TX; and Dallas, TX.

As a Project Safety Professional at Harder, you will be working in one of these market sectors: Commercial Buildings (healthcare, higher education, mission critical, and retail), Advanced Technology (semiconductor manufacturing, renewable energy), or Industrial (pulp and paper manufacturing). This role is responsible for the application of construction safety standards and regulations. Working together with the project management team and field supervision, the Project Safety Professional ensures that all work is completed in a safe manner to avoid risk of injury or harm. Work schedule and hours: 5 days per week, 10 hours a day. Start time is 5:00am.

Successful projects do not complete themselves. Our team of curious and passionate people build on Harder's reputation every day through their actions. We offer professional development opportunities, industry-leading benefits, and the chance to work on projects that will change the built environment forever. Find out more at www.harder.com.

What you’ll be doing:

You will be responsible for the application of construction safety standards and regulations. You will work together with the project management team and field supervision to ensure that all work is completed in a safe manner to avoid risk of injury or harm.

Project Safety Professionals at Harder perform the following daily tasks:

• Provide support in incident prevention, including inspecting job site, equipment, onsite training, investigating, and authoring incident reports, and providing information on safety standards and work techniques
• Serves as the on-site Competent Person who performs frequent and regular inspections of the job site, materials, and equipment
• Oversee new hire safety training program
• Oversees additional safety professionals assigned to the project
• Surveys the jobsite and provides advice and guidance to site superintendents and site employees engaged in a full range of construction activities including but not limited to confined space, hazardous energy control, fall protection and scaffolding
• Investigates all incidents to determine origin, root cause, and contributing factors and assists in the preparation of written evaluation reports concerning findings
• Carries out safety education activities, promoting safety awareness, conducting daily and weekly Toolbox Talks; providing site specific training courses
• Consults with technical specialists and program managers about changes in work processes and proposed methods to eliminate unnecessary risks and control hazardous conditions
• Provides employees and managers the training necessary to recognize hazards and perform their jobs safely and effectively
• Develops Activity (Job) Hazard Analysis’s for all new major work processes or those processes that have the highest injury/illness rates
• Conducts Personal Protective Equipment assessments as needed
• Recommends appropriate measures and methods to correct safety deficiencies noted; Investigates hazardous conditions, practices, equipment, etc., to identify and analyze the nature and severity of hazards and the possible remedial actions (elimination, correction, or protection)
  
  

What you will need to be successful in this role:

• Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint
• Possess professional qualifications and knowledge of fall protections systems, electrical safety, permit-required confined spaces, excavation trenching and shoring, scaffolding, hazard communication, accident investigation and reporting
  
  

Education/Experience:

• 5+ years of experience
• 2+ years of experience as a safety instructor
• OSHA 30-hour certification
• OSHA 10-hour certification
• OSHA 500 certification (must be current)
• OSHA 510 certification
• First Aid / CPR / AED (must be current)
• Extensive knowledge of the State/Local, OSHA laws and regulations
• May be required to pass security clearance investigation and applicable substance testing requirements
• Additional safety certifications such as CSP, CHST, or OHST are encouraged
  
  

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision benefits – 100% of employee premiums are paid by the company
• Generous retirement package includes: 10% retirement contribution made by the company and a company match up to 2% of your annual salary
• Profit sharing
• Discretionary annual bonus
• Paid vacation and holidays
• Harder University training and development, as well as other paid professional development opportunities
• Team environment that promotes individual growth
  
  

HMC reserves the right to perform a drug screening and background check, as may be required, and this offer may be contingent on passing a drug screening and background check.

No recruiters. No phone calls, please.

About Harder

Harder Mechanical Contractors is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local nondiscrimination laws. Our hiring policy reflects and affirms Harder’s commitment to the principles of fair employment. Harder does not discriminate regarding the terms and conditions of employment based on any characteristic protected by federal, state or local nondiscrimination laws.

It is Harder’s policy to maintain a drug and alcohol-free work environment. Employment offers are conditional upon successfully passing a drug and alcohol test, background checks, reference checks, and as required by law, regardless of citizenship or national origin, documented proof of authorization to work in the United States.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Management and Manufacturing

• Industries

  Financial Services, Software Development, and Technology, Information and Internet

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